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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

The odds of a throwback paint scheme ending the night in
victory lane were good. Nearly all the cars on the track soprted old colors and sponsors
brought back to life. After all the pageantry, one of them would win the
Bojangles’ Southern 500, right?

Wrong!

Carl Edwards' sponsor Arris is a newcomer to the NASCAR
scene but it was their orange Toyota Camry that stole the win from Brad Keselowski
on the final pit stop. Edwards was a non-factor for the majority of the 367 lap
event, having gone two laps down early. Fortunately, the No. 19 was able to make
up positions during a series of cautions. All told, the race was slowed a record
number 18 times and took nearly four and a half hours to complete.

Brad Keselowski’s throwback scheme featuring the styling of
Bobby Allison’s 1983 Miller High Life design was dominant, leading 196 laps.
After the race, Keselowski praised the downforce package used at Darlington and
Kentucky.

“I loved it. It separates the racecar drivers from the
pretends. That’s the way it should be.”

Edwards' victory is his second of the season and marks his 25thseries win and the 75thwin for Toyota. The driver credited his
team, led by crew chief Darian Grubb, for getting the car to the front. Edwards also spoke
about the importance of training with conditioning routines for these types of races. He said it was “fun to dig down and try to catch those guys” in
regards to chasing down past champions Keselowski and Harvick.